Combination can-cover loosener and dope-paddle.



, L. MARLATT. COMBINATION CAN COVER LOOSE KER AND DOPE PAODLE.APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. m5.

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LESTER MARLATT, or ercrrr'son, Kansas.

COMBINATION CAN-COVER LoosE vEa Ann DOPE-PADDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21,1916.

Application filed June 18, 1915. Serial No. 34,905. v

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Lns'rnn MARLATT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atchison, in the county of Atchison and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinationCan-Cover Looseners and Dope-Paddles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates broadly to can at tachments and more specificallyto a combination can cover loosener and dope paddle.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of animplement slidably associated with the cover of a recep-- tacle, thecover being loosened when the implement is removed from the receptacle,the said implement also serving as a dope paddle for cleaning the canthoroughly of its contents.

Another object of my invention resides in the construction of animplement, the handle portion thereof peculiarly formed to facilitatethe handling of the implement as well as the removal of a cover from acan.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of adevice of the.

character described that is simple in construction, efficient inoperation and one that can be manufactured and placed on the market at aminimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof my invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevational view of acan and cover therefor, illustrating to advantage the arrangement of myinvention therewith; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1 illustrating to advantage the positioning of the implement whenthe cover is in closed position on the can body; Fig. 3 is a sectionalview taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, illustrating to advantage theconstruction of the implementg and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional viewtaken on the line li of Fig. 3 in the direction in which the arrowpoints.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the differentviews, I provide a can or other cylindrical and preferably metallicreceptacle 1 with an outwardly eX- tending annular rib 2, formed bydepressing the inner periphery of the can body, the saidrib serving asan abutment for the circular flange 3 of the cover l. The flange isprovided with a horizontal slot 5 at a point slightly beneath the topofethe cover, the under surface ofthe latter serving as one longitudinaledge of the slot as clearly illus- 1 of the accompanying draw trated inFig. ings for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to.

For the on the body as well as providing an efficient means forfacilitating the cleaning of the contents of the can body, I h veprovided my improved combined can cover loosener and dope paddle, inthis instance including a body 6 formed from a single piece of materialhaving one end thereof enlarged to provide a paddle 7 of-a width thereofwill lie in intimate contact with the' under surface of the top of thecover, the knob 9 limiting the inward movement of the combined implementon the cover. cover 4 is now placed upon the can until the lower end ofthe flange engages the rib 2 and until the under surface of thehandle 8engages the upper edge'of the can body 1, thus positioning the ribs 11within the plane of the periphery of the can and in a plane beneath theplane of'the upper'edge of the can body. It is also to be noted thatwhen in this position the outer edge of the ribs 11 is arranged in aplane'in alinement with the plane of the lower-edge of the horizontalslot 5, this being necessary to permit of the raising of the cover aslight extent when the ribs engage the upper edge of the can body. t

The operation of my invention is as folpurpose of loosening the coverrolled upon itself to" The.

lows: When it is desired to remove the can cover 4: from the can body 1,the circular knob 9 is engaged and pulled outwardly through thehorizontal slot 5, whereupon the lower curved edges of the horizontallyarranged ribs will ride upon the upper edge of the can body,consequently causing the can cover to move upwardly a slight extent.This movement of the cover naturally loosens the latter and permits ofthe easy removal of the same after the combined dope paddle and removerhas been removed. The handle can now be engaged and the implement usedin the ordinary manner for disensing the contents of the can.

Although I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention,I desire to be understood that I 'am not to be limited to the exactdetails shown, however, I desire that great stress be laid upon thearrangement of the combined can cover loosener and dope paddle formedfrom a single piece of material and removably associated with the canand its cover by the mere provision of the horizontal slot in the cover.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it can easily be seen that I have provided a device that issimple in construction containing but a few simple parts that can becheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed uponthe market and sold at a minimum cost.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for It will be understood that theabove dcscription and accompanying drawings comprehend only the generalembodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail ofconstruction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may the scope ofthe appended claim and without sacrificing invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto se cure by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with a can body, a cover therefor having a horizontalslot positioned adjacent the top of the cover, of an implement formedfrom a single piece of metal slidably mounted in said slot and normallyarranged in intimate contact with the under surface of the cover and theupper edge of the can body when the cover is in position,

and a handle for facilitating the removal of the implement from thecover and provided with spaced longitudinal ribs having curved outersurfaces for engagement with the upper edge of the can body for forcingthe cover from engagement therewith when the implement is being removed.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.V

LESTER MARLATT.

Witnesses:

- PAUL Sonwanzna,

MAX SonoLTz.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,I). C.

be made within any of the advantages of my a

